By Cindy Cockburn
Photography by Michael Dupre
Pierre-Yves Cousteau, youngest son of legendary Jacques-Yves Cousteau, was flown by Air France last month for his first St. Pete visit. “Tradewinds Beach Resort was an excellent place to stay and enjoy the view of the Gulf of Mexico,” remarked Cousteau as he launched his nonprofit global platform for marine conservation in the U.S. “Divers and snorkelers are the only people in the world who witness the state of the oceans on a daily basis. Cousteau Divers is a worldwide community of ocean lovers united to become active protectors of marine life.”
The whirlwind week included a Dali Museum press conference hosted by Director Hank Hine and private tour with Yann Weymouth, HOK Architects. The host committee, Weymouth, Peter Betzer, St. Pete Downtown Partnership, Howard Rutherford, Pier Aquarium, and Maryann Ferenc, Mise en Place, and SONO Cafe, organized meetings for Cousteau with community leaders and VIPs, and hosted two receptions. Cousteau hopes to call St. Petersburg home to launch the first US Cousteau Divers center.
